Reading: Fill in the Blanks · Part 2: Reading
Trade-off
20 students marked "I sat this"Added 12 May 2020Question #110261
Drag words into the blanks.
"It appears that in the process of 1 specialized face-recognition abilities to quickly and accurately 2 important information, there has been a trade-off where face-like images in 3 orientations become especially difficult to process," he says. "The 4 for this trade-off is unclear, but it probably 5 to the fact that you rarely see inverted faces", says Sheehan.
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Reading: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)
Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Drag and Drop)
| Prompt | Text up to 80 words |
|---|---|
| Time to answer | Not set per question (Part 2 lasts 23–30 minutes) |
| Skills assessed | Reading |
How it is scored
- The box has more words than there are gaps.
- Partial credit applies: a partly correct response still scores.
Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 2: Reading, checked 9 October 2026.